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Xue Xu

Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

This week’s roundup highlights a maritime sector navigating rapid change, shaped by geopolitical uncertainty, accelerating energy transition and growing demand for skills, innovation and clarity. UK activity points to a growing emphasis on long-term capability, with funding calls and skills programmes reinforcing government-industry collaboration. At the same time, market outlooks for shipbuilding, defence and energy underline the need for certainty as geopolitical pressures continue to shape investment decisions. Globally, momentum is building around offshore wind, clean fuels, nuclear and digitalisation, with projects moving from ambition into delivery. Together, these developments paint a picture of an industry balancing near-term pressures with strategic investment in future readiness.

This week’s highlight

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (23/01) Liverpool John Moores University is Hosting the 3rd Annual Mastering Shipbuilding Management Course Read more
  • (23/01) Babcock International Group PLC announces CEO retirement and succession Read more
  • (22/01) Babcock and the University of Exeter report cites SMEs as crucial for UK Defence resilience Read more
  • (22/01) Investment to deliver advanced new radar for Royal Air Force Typhoons Read more
  • (21/01) Bringing delivery and scale into focus at Nuclear Week in Parliament UK Read more
  • (21/01) Babcock signs initial agreement under Indonesia Maritime Partnership Programme Read more
  • (20/01) QinetiQ Group plc Trading Update Read more
  • (19/01) UK-led Maritime Consortium Sets Out Plan for Nuclear-Powered Fleet Read more
  • (19/01) Babcock and University of Plymouth partner to boost skills, job opportunities and the city’s future growth Read more
  • (19/01) QinetiQ agrees £205m Typhoon contract extension Read more

UK Maritime

  • (22/01) Equipment and certification failures implicated in UK pilot death Read more
  • (22/01) EDF seeking maximum use of existing UK reactors Read more
  • (21/01) Large-Scale Seabird Monitoring Study Launched at Scottish Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (20/01) Great British consumers see $2.2B benefit from interconnectors since 2023, analysis says Read more
  • (20/01) James Fisher buys stake in US autonomous vessel specialist Read more
  • (20/01) Boslan to Supervise Component Manufacturing and Assembly for East Anglia Two Read more
  • (20/01) Amentum to be delivery partner for Rolls-Royce SMR Read more
  • (20/01) EnBW sells stake in 1.5GW UK offshore wind project to JERA Nex BP Read more
  • (20/01) Wood secures $65m contract extension with Woodside in Australia Read more
  • (19/01) NKT and SSEN Transmission sign final contracts for Scottish HVDC transmission links Read more
  • (19/01) Beckett Rankine Reaches Key Milestone in The Tall Ship Glenlee Restoration Project Read more
  • (19/01) London Gateway broke 3m teu barrier in 2025 Read more

Newly added Funding Opportunities – access the full list via MarRI-UK: Maritime Funding Opportunities

Events Highlight

Publication

  • Sea Europe Four-Month Report (September to December 2025) Read more
  • Charting a course for nuclear-powered ships Read more
  • LR Summary Report: IMO Ship Design and Construction (SDC 12)Download
  • LR Class News 02/2026: Amendments (08-25) to IMSBC Code – Addition of two new MHB cargo schedules Read more
  • Effective alarm management in the maritime industry Download
  • Vessel-, location- and operations-specific safety assessments for a ship-to-ship ammonia transfer in Singapore’s port waters Download

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (23/01) Survey permits signal renewed momentum for Vietnam’s offshore wind Read more
  • (23/01) Baltic region targets 50GW of offshore wind under new grid blueprint Read more
  • (22/01) Half of Turbines Up at EnBW’s He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (22/01) EEW Loads Out First Monopiles for 1.5 GW Polish Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (22/01) Installation of First Turbine Underway at Biggest US Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (22/01) Global Installation Vessel Fleet Could Enable Up to 400 GW of Offshore Wind by 2030, but More Newbuilds Needed Outside China – Study Read more
  • (21/01) Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Receives DNV Project Certificate Read more
  • (21/01) F.lli Righini Awarded Major Contract by Heerema Marine Contractors for High-Capacity Lifting System Read more
  • (21/01) Norwind Takes Delivery of CSOV Chartered for Global Tech I Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (20/01) Turkey Aims to Launch First Offshore Wind Tender This Year – Report Read more
  • (20/01) Munich Airport Awards Offshore Wind PPA to RWE Read more
  • (20/01) All Turbines Up at Ørsted’s 920 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan Read more
  • (19/01) Dutch Gov’t Plans Single-Site Tender in September, Temporary Subsidy Mechanism to Support 1 GW of Offshore Wind Read more
  • (19/01) Smulders to Build Jacket Foundation for Dunkerque Offshore Wind Farm Substation Read more
  • (19/01) Construction Starts on O&M Base for Vattenfall’s New German Offshore Wind Farms Read more
  • (17/01) Court Allows Construction of Biggest US Offshore Wind Farm to Continue Read more
  • (16/01) WindSCORE Initiative Developing ‘360-Degree’ Evaluation Toolbox for Offshore Wind Projects Read more
  • (16/01) DEME Takes Delivery of Second New WTIV, Both Vessels to Start Offshore Wind Work in First Half of 2026 Read more
  • (16/01) ‘One Turbine to Go’ | Stop-Work Order Could Cost Vineyard Wind 1 the Vessel Needed to Install Its Final Turbine Read more
  • (16/01) Eco Wave Power pushes ahead with 1 MW project in Portugal Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (23/01) Shipowner takes over ‘China’s first’ dual-fuel methanol-powered bunkering vessel Read more
  • (22/01) Spanish scale-up enters Norway, brings its ammonia-to-hydrogen technology Read more
  • (22/01) CMA CGM’s fleet grows to 400 owned vessels as first of six methanol container ships comes in Read more
  • (22/01) Scrubbers on green ships raise questions Read more
  • (21/01) Japan’s MHI prolongs research collaboration on ammonia-based clean power in Indonesia Read more
  • (20/01) Green Shipping and the Blue Economy Read more
  • (19/01) Maersk and Bill Gates back American battery pioneer Read more
  • (17/01) Shipping’s methanol mandate Read more
  • (16/01) Brussels endorses €200 million German scheme for Canadian hydrogen imports to EU Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (22/01) First VVER-1200 fuel delivered to China for Tianwan 7 Read more
  • (22/01) Amentum-led consortium contracted for Dutch new-build programme Read more
  • (21/01) International safety assessments of Finnish, French SMRs Read more
  • (21/01) Bruce C project ‘would boost GDP by CAD238 billion’ Read more
  • (20/01) Government funding for Saskatchewan SMR test facility Read more
  • (20/01) National targets for new nuclear ‘far exceed a tripling of global capacity’ Read more
  • (19/01) Rosatom hopes for four foreign unit start-ups in 2026 Read more
  • (16/01) New York governor sets out vision for nuclear backbone Read more
  • (16/01) Project Phoenix report backs SMR use in Slovakia Read more
  • (16/01) NASA, DOE aim for nuclear reactor on moon by 2030 Read more
  • (16/01) China starts construction of innovative nuclear project Read more

Ports

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (23/01) Safe Bulkers returns to yards with kamsarmax pair Read more
  • (23/01) Eastern Pacific presses VLCC comeback with fresh Hengli order Read more
  • (22/01) Allseas’ newbuild heavy transport vessel to sport Wärtsilä’s ‘future-proof’ engines Read more
  • (22/01) Tanker Shipping Rates May Rise due to Venezuelan Oil Redirection Read more
  • (22/01) Ship Recycling Market Looking Primed for a Recovery Read more
  • (22/01) Costamare tied to a dozen boxship newbuilds Read more
  • (22/01) Alpha Gas inks $500m LNG carrier order at Hanwha Ocean Read more
  • (21/01) China replaces US barrels with crude from Canada Read more
  • (21/01) WATCH: Dutch hybrid survey vessel hits the water Read more
  • (21/01) Commodity Radar: China continues to target export markets Read more
  • (21/01) China to Vietnam container trade volumes retain top spot in 2025 Read more
  • (21/01) Ship Owners Flock Towards the Newbuilding Market Read more
  • (21/01) China Merchants Energy Shipping adds four boxships to orderbook Read more
  • (21/01) Abu Dhabi Ports Acquires Spanish Shipyard Serving Offshore Wind for EUR 11.2 Million Read more
  • (20/01) CMA CGM signals caution by rerouting services away from Suez Canal Read more
  • (20/01) First Simandou iron ore shipment arrives in China Read more
  • (20/01) Laskaridis tipped to join suezmax order rush in South Korea Read more
  • (20/01) Procopiou doubles down on VLCCs with Hengli deal Read more
  • (20/01) PIL lines up eight LNG neo-panamaxes in China–Korea split Read more
  • (20/01) Keeping the ship moving Step-in agreements and what they mean for charterers Read more
  • (20/01) Arctic Shipping on the Rise: A New Trade Route Ahead? Read more
  • (19/01) Eastern Pacific adds LNG muscle with Jiangnan newbuild pair Read more
  • (19/01) OMS Groups orders cable layer pair from Ulstein Read more
  • (19/01) Nordic American Tankers firms up Korean yard choice with Daehan deal Read more
  • (19/01) Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd alliance set for return to Suez Canal Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (23/01) Dutch partnership formed to pursue scalable autonomous maritime operations Read more
  • (22/01) Why data is the strategic asset for global shipping in 2026 Read more

Other news

  • (23/01) The seafarer demographic delusion Read more
  • (23/01) Fire-struck ONE Henry Hudson heads to Asia for repairs Read more
  • (23/01) Nearly 300 tankers flying false flags Read more
  • (23/01) Two dead, 15 rescued from capsized bulker off Philippines Read more
  • (22/01) Egypt’s ‘largest of its kind’ OBN program to identify exploration opportunities Read more
  • (22/01) Seatrium files arbitration claim against Aibel over offshore platform dispute Read more
  • (22/01) When shipping corridors become battlefields Read more
  • (22/01) US mainland – Hawaii trades: Jones Act alive and well Read more
  • (22/01) TMC picks up work for SBM Offshore’s North America-bound FSO Read more
  • (21/01) Oil production uptick in Gulf of Suez as new well comes online Read more
  • (21/01) Greek shipowner broadens its horizons in LNG realm by joining Alaska’s $44B project Read more
  • (21/01) Construction of Canada’s multibillion-dollar LNG project nears 60% Read more
  • (21/01) Blackstone looking to sell Beacon Offshore for over $5bn Read more
  • (21/01) DNV appoints Ørbeck-Nilssen as temporary CEO Read more
  • (20/01) Private LNG operator takes EU to court over €4.96 billion state funding Read more
  • (20/01) South Koreans join in Canadian LNG project Read more
  • (20/01) Murphy finds non-commercial hydrocarbons in Africa: Offshore drilling ops set to continue Read more
  • (20/01) The hidden trauma of piracy Read more
  • (20/01) Greenland control and tariffs threaten to destabilise transatlantic shipping Read more
  • (19/01) Owners face hike in P&I costs at February renewal Read more
  • (19/01) Philippines strikes ‘breakthrough’ offshore gas discovery Read more
  • (19/01) Another oil discovery emerges from Norwegian waters Read more
  • (19/01) Italy seizes sanctions-busting bulk carrier Read more
  • (19/01) US sanctions tanker Captains for Houthi shipments Read more
  • (17/01) Tanker Market Dipped in December Read more

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